About The Morton ArboretumThe four acre Children's Garden was added at the Morton Arboretum, in Lisle, Illinois, as part of an extensive "Branching Out" program undertaken over a six year period. The whole of The Morton Arboretum covers 1,700 acres (6.9 Square kilometers) with various plant types and trees. It includes some native woodland forest preserves and a restored Illinois prairie. It has over 4,000 different species of trees, shrubs and other woody plants from around the globe and offers 14 miles of hiking trails for recreation. The Arboretum provides a year-round education program for children and adults. In 1922, the Arboretum was established by Joy Morton, owner of the Morton Salt Company. Mr. Morton's father Julius Sterling Morton was the founder of Arbor Day. The family's Thornhill Estate formed the original core of land. On the east side of the Morton Arboretum, the Sterling Morton Library houses an extensive collection of over 25,000 books and tens of thousands of documents and other non-book items which focus on plant sciences, especially on trees and shrubs, gardening and landscape design, as well as ecology with a special focus on topics of interest to the Midwest. Designed by noted architect Harry Weese, the Sterling Morton Library was constructed in 1963 and was built to honor the memory of Sterling Morton, son of founder Joy Morton. www.mortonarb.org Source: Wikipedia Return to Morton Arboretum Project Profile Find a Concrete Contractor 23 Services in 200 Metros -- U.S. and Canada © 2008 ConcreteNetwork.com None of this site may be reproduced without written permission |
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